Sealife Reefmaster RC with 8x and 16x Lenses Price - $160 with strobe, macro lens, framer, tray and case, $400.Ĭontact - Ikelite Underwater Systems, (317) 923-4523. But you hardly need it: the camera itself has a huge viewfinder that's actually usable while wearing a mask.Ĭamera - Waterproof housing, fixed focus, automatic advance, 28mm, 3-element glass lens. An arm with three T-bars a couple of inches in front of the finder make aiming much more accurate than with the "look through the tiny hole" type of framer. Another interesting extra is a Pro viewfinder with what amounts to a front sight. A new mounting tray is ballasted to compensate for the buoyancy of the housing and strobe, and the new strobe mounting arm is more adjustable. You can use either a strobe designed for it (the Substrobe A35) or the older Substrobe AQ/S. An optional macro lens with diffuser and framer allows shots as close as eight inches. The new housing is similar in operation, but encloses a reloadable point-and-shoot 35mm camera. This is a refinement of the popular Aquashot housing that uses disposable "cardboard" cameras. With a range finder that's as clever as the rest of the system, and more depth capability to the range adjuster ring, this would be a 5-star Tester's Choice.Ĭamera - In waterproof housing, adjustable focus, automatic advance, 31mm, f/6.7 lens.Ĭontact - Bonica Precision Inc., (800) 220-8463. If the balloon stays inflated, the housing is sealed. This causes a yellow balloon to expand under a clear window. Once you've closed the housing, you connect a small vacuum pump and de-pressurize it. Another unique feature is the "Goali" leak-detection system. One problem, though: you can't rotate the range adjuster below 30 feet. It sounds like a gimmick, but the pictures I took were razor-sharp, both at distance and at five inches. Instead, you rotate the range adjuster ring on the outside of the housing. (Actually, it's not a zoom because it doesn't bring the object closer, it changes the focus.) This function allows the full range of photos, from long distance to five-inch macros, without having to add a lens. This is the first underwater camera to use something like the zoom lens that's common on above-water cameras.
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